Iraqi protest groups will sit out October elections
Iraqi protest groups, which have emerged since October 2019, are calling for wholesale reform of the Iraqi political system.
Emerging Iraqi political movements declared their open opposition to the political system formed after 2003, calling instead for substantial reforms.
On Sept. 4, an expanded conference was held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, by a group of forces that reportedly emerged from the October 2019 protests.
The groups declared their opposition to the country’s political system and signaled they would not be participating in the election.
The conference, titled “The Opposition Forces Gathering,” tackled the “disadvantages” of the Iraqi political system.
